What a great walk! We saw everything we were hoping for and almost missed getting rained on! Photography by Janice Irwin & Penny Longhurst. Click on any picture to zoom & enter the slide show. Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name.
![Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/yarrow-achillea-millefolium-self-heal-heal-all-prunella-vulgaris-.jpg?w=166&h=222&ssl=1 "Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) [Asteraceae]")
![Knights Plume Moss (Ptilium crista-castrensis) [Hypnaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/knights-plume-moss-ptilium-crista-castrensis-.jpg?w=296&h=222&ssl=1 "Knights Plume Moss (Ptilium crista-castrensis) [Hypnaceae]")
![Mountain Sweet Pepperbush (Clethra acuminata) [Clethraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/mountain-sweet-pepperbush-clethra-acuminata-.jpg?w=186&h=186&crop=1&ssl=1 "Mountain Sweet Pepperbush (Clethra acuminata) [Clethraceae]")
![Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) [Lamiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/wild-bergamot-monarda-fistulosa-.jpg?w=260&h=347&ssl=1 "Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) [Lamiaceae]")
![Long-leaved Houstonia (Houstonia longifolia) [Rubiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/long-leaved-houstonia-houstonia-longifolia-.jpg?w=361&h=271&ssl=1 "Long-leaved Houstonia (Houstonia longifolia) [Rubiaceae]")
![Mountain Maple (Acer spicatum) [Sapindaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/mountain-maple-acer-spicatum-.jpg?w=271&h=271&crop=1&ssl=1 "Mountain Maple (Acer spicatum) [Sapindaceae]")
![Canada St. John's-wort (Hypericum canadense) [Hypericaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/canada-st.-johns-wort-hypericum-canadense-.jpg?w=316&h=421&ssl=1 "Canada St. John's-wort (Hypericum canadense) [Hypericaceae]")
![Red Turtlehead (Chelone obliqua) [Scrophulariaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/red-turtlehead-chelone-obliqua--1.jpg?w=252&h=252&crop=1&ssl=1 "Red Turtlehead (Chelone obliqua) [Scrophulariaceae]")
![Wild or Smooth Hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens) [Hydrangeaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/wild-or-smooth-hydrangea-hydrangea-arborescens-.jpg?w=156&h=156&crop=1&ssl=1 "Wild or Smooth Hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens) [Hydrangeaceae]")
![Pin Cherry; Fire Cherry (Prunus pensylvanica) [Rosaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/pin-cherry-fire-cherry-prunus-pensylvanica-.jpg?w=156&h=155&ssl=1 "Pin Cherry; Fire Cherry (Prunus pensylvanica) [Rosaceae]")
![Lanceleaf Loosestrife (Lysimachia lanceolata) [Primulaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/lanceleaf-loosestrife-lysimachia-lanceolata-.jpg?w=236&h=315&ssl=1 "Lanceleaf Loosestrife (Lysimachia lanceolata) [Primulaceae]")
![Star Tickseed (Coreopsis pubescens) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/star-tickseed-coreopsis-pubescens-.jpg?w=144&h=192&ssl=1 "Star Tickseed (Coreopsis pubescens) [Asteraceae]")
![Fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium ssp. circumvagum) [Onagraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/fireweed-chamerion-angustifolium-ssp.-circumvagum-.jpg?w=144&h=192&ssl=1 "Fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium ssp. circumvagum) [Onagraceae]")
![Swamp Thistle (Cirsium muticum) [Asteraceae; Cardueae] Stem](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/swamp-thistle-cirsium-muticum-stem.jpg?w=181&h=323&ssl=1 "Swamp Thistle (Cirsium muticum) [Asteraceae; Cardueae] Stem")
![Smaller Daisy Fleabane (Erigeron strigosus) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/smaller-daisy-fleabane-erigeron-strigosus-.jpg?w=204&h=204&crop=1&ssl=1 "Smaller Daisy Fleabane (Erigeron strigosus) [Asteraceae]")
![Small Green Wood Orchid (Platanthera clavellata; Gymnadeniopsis clavellata) [Orchidaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/small-green-wood-orchid-gymnadeniopsis-clavellata-.jpg?w=125&h=222&ssl=1 "Small Green Wood Orchid (Platanthera clavellata; Gymnadeniopsis clavellata) [Orchidaceae]")
![Large Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) [Ericaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/large-cranberry-vaccinium-macrocarpon-.jpg?w=218&h=163&ssl=1 "Large Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) [Ericaceae]")
![Wild Basil (Clinopodium vulgare) [Lamiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/wild-basil-clinopodium-vulgare-.jpg?w=218&h=218&crop=1&ssl=1 "Wild Basil (Clinopodium vulgare) [Lamiaceae]")
![Swamp Thistle (Cirsium muticum) [Asteraceae; Cardueae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/swamp-thistle-cirsium-muticum-.jpg?w=444&h=250&ssl=1 "Swamp Thistle (Cirsium muticum) [Asteraceae; Cardueae]")
![Appalachian or Kidney-leaved Twayblade (Neottia smallii) [Orchidaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/kidney-leaved-twayblade-appalachian-twayblade-neottia-smallii-.jpg?w=189&h=251&ssl=1 "Appalachian or Kidney-leaved Twayblade (Neottia smallii) [Orchidaceae]")
![Mountain St. John's-wort (Hypericum graveolens) [Hypericaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/mountain-st.-johns-wort-hypericum-graveolens-.jpg?w=251&h=251&crop=1&ssl=1 "Mountain St. John's-wort (Hypericum graveolens) [Hypericaceae]")
![Bitter Dock (Rumex obtusifolius*) [Polygonaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/bitter-dock-rumex-obtusifolius-nn-.jpg?w=305&h=172&ssl=1 "Bitter Dock (Rumex obtusifolius*) [Polygonaceae]")
![Curly Dock (Rumex crispus*) [Polygonaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/curly-dock-rumex-crispus-nn-.jpg?w=327&h=581&ssl=1 "Curly Dock (Rumex crispus*) [Polygonaceae]")
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